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Just on sunrise, at 08:44, 27001 comes off the shed at Bo'ness to start the day.
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It then attached to the stock, although the coupling up took some time to accomplish.
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37403 Isle of Mull on the rear of the train, as it is shunted forward before running back into the platform.
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37403 returning back into Bo'ness on a middle of day working from Manuel, in a low sun at the more northerly latitudes.
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The locomotives then swapped ends, here 27001 is coming off the train.
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37403 departs from Bo'ness with a train for Manuel.